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Shaded by Colour Trivia Quiz

Here are some shades of colours. Your task is to guess what colour each of the shades are.

A multiple-choice quiz by emmco. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
emmco

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
319,335

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1721

Last 3 plays: Guest 97 (8/10), ncrmd (8/10), Mikeytrout44 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Sapphire is the name of a gem, a poet, a film and a shade of which colour? Hint

Black

Red

Yellow

Blue

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Question 2 of 10

2. Xanadu is the name of a film starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, a plant that grows in Australia, an ancient Chinese city and a shade of what colour? Hint

Grey

Purple

Blue

Yellow

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Question 3 of 10

3. Carnelian is the name of a mineral, a Japanese artist, a variety of grapes and a shade of which colour? Hint

Red

Purple

Green

Blue

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Question 4 of 10

4. Magnolia is the name of a flower, a film, a city in Texas and a shade of which colour? Hint

Blue

Yellow

White

Silver

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Question 5 of 10

5. Azure is a place in Montana, a convertible car made by Bentley Motors and a shade of what colour? Hint

Grey

Yellow

Blue

Green

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Question 6 of 10

6. Harlequin is the name of a film, a band, a type of duck and a shade of what colour? Hint

Green

Red

Blue

Pink

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Question 7 of 10

7. Wisteria is the name of the fictional lane on "Desperate Housewives", a plant and a shade of which colour? Hint

Red

Yellow

Violet

White

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Question 8 of 10

8. Fallow is a stage of crop rotation, a 1997 folk-punk album and a shade of which colour? Hint

Red

Blue

Brown

Green

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Question 9 of 10

9. Saffron is the name of a 2007 revolution, a fictional city in the "Pokemon" series, a spice and a shade of what colour? Hint

Red

Yellow

White

Blue

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Question 10 of 10

10. Periwinkle is the name of a 1917 silent film, a steamer used in the American Civil War, a character from the children's T.V show "Blue's Clues" and a shade of which colour? Hint

Green

Blue

Grey

Red

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Sapphire is the name of a gem, a poet, a film and a shade of which colour?

Answer: Blue

Sapphire is a deep blue colour however in the 18th century saphire colours were a very light blue. This shade of blue got its name from sapphire gems.

2. Xanadu is the name of a film starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, a plant that grows in Australia, an ancient Chinese city and a shade of what colour?

Answer: Grey

This shade of grey (almost green-grey) got its name from the leaves of the plant that grow in Australia. This name has only been used as a colour since 2001.

3. Carnelian is the name of a mineral, a Japanese artist, a variety of grapes and a shade of which colour?

Answer: Red

The colour carnelian got its name from the mineral which are a reddish-brown colour. The Campbell Soup Company have a carnelian coloured label and the Carnelian Room is a luxury restaurant in California.

4. Magnolia is the name of a flower, a film, a city in Texas and a shade of which colour?

Answer: White

The colour is named after the flowering magnolia plant. In the United Kindom it is one of the most common colours for people to paint their house as it is thought to increase the saleability of a property.

5. Azure is a place in Montana, a convertible car made by Bentley Motors and a shade of what colour?

Answer: Blue

The first known use of the word azure as the name of a colour was in 1374. It was adapted from French into English as a near synonym for blue. On a bright clear day the sky resembles the colour azure.

6. Harlequin is the name of a film, a band, a type of duck and a shade of what colour?

Answer: Green

Harlequin was first used in English as a colour in 1923. On a colour wheel it is situated between green and yellow but is situated much closer to green.

7. Wisteria is the name of the fictional lane on "Desperate Housewives", a plant and a shade of which colour?

Answer: Violet

The colour is named after the wisteria flower. The stationery company Crayola introduced the colour in 1993.

8. Fallow is a stage of crop rotation, a 1997 folk-punk album and a shade of which colour?

Answer: Brown

Fallow is a pale shade of brown. It is one of the oldest known colour names in the English language as it was first recorded in the year 1000 AD.

9. Saffron is the name of a 2007 revolution, a fictional city in the "Pokemon" series, a spice and a shade of what colour?

Answer: Yellow

Saffron resembles the colour of a crocus thread which the spice saffron is derived from. The colour deep saffron appears on the Indian national flag.

10. Periwinkle is the name of a 1917 silent film, a steamer used in the American Civil War, a character from the children's T.V show "Blue's Clues" and a shade of which colour?

Answer: Blue

Periwinkle as a colour comes from the periwinkle herb that has flowers that are this colour. The first record of periwinkle being used to name a colour in English was from 1922.

Source: Author emmco

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